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"Why are you exas?" That was Jeend he thought ht be a true story," Meryl told her "I’ the proof he never found"
Jema felt troubled by the confirmation They had always handled the museum’s collection with the uthly irregular and unethical "Does the head curator know about this?"
"Of course he does What did you think I was doing, Je from my own husband’s museum?"
"No, of course not" She winced "I will need that crate back so I can catalog the items and include them in the final inventory"
"I’ll need them for only a few more days," Meryl told her "Then it will be finished"
As Je up the phone, she felt puzzled What was herto hide it froht: Her office did smell like, apples--a whole barrel of the else under the scent
Gardenias
Michael had run out of ti to keep Alexandra’s brother alive, he would have to bargain with Treh lord ithin his rights to denore whatever Michael wanted and send his own teae the task for hi Keller live ot that so-to-suffer-for-this look in your eyes" Alexandra came into the bathroom and put her arms around him from behind "If it’s me, we’d better put away the breakable stuff in the bedroom I’m not afraid to bite back now"
Michael still could not believe Alex was his sygkenis She was so petite and vibrant and sizzling with unseen energy He wanted to take her away to a remote island where they could be alone and he could paint her and ith her and love her without the rest of the world trying to tear her from his arms
"Suffer?" He turned around and hauled her off her feet, holding her in a tight eood question, considering our history" She wrapped her arms around his neck "It’s okay I like how you make me suffer now as opposed to then How about we take a walk down by the water first?"
"You saw Jema Shaw at the hospital?" She nodded, and he set her down to put on his shirt "Should Valentin hear this?"
"Not right now" Alex took a clip and used it to pull her hair back from her face "He’s in love with her She doesn’t know You are not to say a word"
"I will not" Michael frowned "How did you discover this?"
"He needed a syuys fall in love with lady vampires?" Alex asked hie crap they used to do in your day, but at least if you did your relationships would last a little longer"
Michael thought of Angelica, but decided not toThierry’s wife "There aren’t very many women who rise to walk as Darkyn At the most, only one for every fiftyout of their room and down to the back entrance of the house On the way he disuards and left ith Falco for Valentin, so he would knohere they were The lakeshore was not as beautiful to hian suited Valentin
"Fifty to one," he heard Alex rave Most were turned by male Darkyn in the early days, when that was still possible" Michael took her hand in his "You don’t realize how special you truly are"
"I’ll try to act snottier," Alex said "You’ve got woht?"
"Only two Liliette, Thierry’s aunt, and Marcella, Arnaud Evareaux’s cousin" He smiled down at her She always had to collect facts and statistics about everything "You must meet Cella e return She sculpts in stone and metal You would like her"
"Maybe we could introduce her to Val He’s going to need someone a little healthier in his life" Alex frowned and looked up at the house "I saw Jeood shape, although she see with her…" Alex’s eyes widened, and ahim down to the sand
Michael heard a whisper of wind, felt it pass his neck, and watched in horror as a long copper bolt divided the air between them before it struck Alex in the chest
"Alexandra" He was up and caught her in his ar for cover Two of Valentin’s guards ca his head in the direction the bolt had couards took off, while more came to help Michael with his burden He wouldn’t let the as he ran for Valentin
The suzerain appeared and sized up the situation in a glance He directed Michael to a small bedchamber on the first floor
"Who shot her?" he demanded as he stripped the bed linens out of the way